The order Lepidoptera consists of more than 155,000 species of butterflies, moths, and skippers. This order of insects is second in size to Coleoptera, the beetles. This is an alphabetically ordered list of significant butterflies and moths, grouped by superfamily.

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any of 14,000 species of insects belonging to four families. Butterflies, along with the moths and the skippers, make up the insect order Lepidoptera. Butterflies are nearly worldwide in their distribution.

any of the approximately 3,500 species of insects (order Lepidoptera) that occur worldwide and are named for their fast, darting flight. Skippers are considered an intermediate form between butterflies and moths. The head and small, stout body of the adult tend to resemble those of a moth. However,...